12:40 And, if I may add, the Eastern Townships of Quebec, also settled by Loyalists, which is why Quebec English is similar, and it’s what I speak. But it’s a great series. Definitely! ⚜️🇨🇦 51:44 Leo Rosten’s characterization of Yiddish is so beautiful. ⭐️
It's funny; I remember all these shows from PBS, but I don't remember them being so old-fashioned... it all seemed very "up-to-date" in 1986... Lol And, who the heck was Andrew Mellon anyway? He apparently paid for a great preponderance of PBS programs, but I'll be damned if I have any recollection of anything he did besides having a funny name and giving all his death-money to the corporate broadcasting system.
12:40 And, if I may add, the Eastern Townships of Quebec, also settled by Loyalists, which is why Quebec English is similar, and it’s what I speak.
But it’s a great series. Definitely! ⚜️🇨🇦
51:44 Leo Rosten’s characterization of Yiddish is so beautiful. ⭐️
56:20 “The day the gates go up, that day, the language begins to die.” H. L. Mencken
@40:37 When Brooklyn was Brooklyn. Am I right?
I'm writing an essay about this video. Do you know if there's a transcript anywhere?
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This is the corrected episode 6. my original incorrect upload has been deleted
Canadians and Americans have almost identical accents. Just the geography is different.
@44:33 Fredom Fries.
It's funny; I remember all these shows from PBS, but I don't remember them being so old-fashioned... it all seemed very "up-to-date" in 1986... Lol And, who the heck was Andrew Mellon anyway? He apparently paid for a great preponderance of PBS programs, but I'll be damned if I have any recollection of anything he did besides having a funny name and giving all his death-money to the corporate broadcasting system.
Indeed, I now realize that a lot has changed since 1986.
30 seconds worth of Google. You're welcome. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Mellon
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